Carving-fork guard



(No Model.)

A. H. NORTH.

GARVING FORK GUARD.

No. 317,842. Patented May 12, 1885 N. PEYERS. Fholo-lilhcgrnphnr,Wahington. D. C.

llNrTnn STATEs PATENT, Orrien.

ALBERT H. NORTH, OF BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT.

CARVlNG-FORK GUARD.

QEPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 317,842, dated May 12,1885.

Application filed June 11, 1884.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be itknown that I, ALBERT H. NoR'rH, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of Bridgeport, in the county of Fairfield and State ofConnecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inCutlery, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a carving-fork with anadjustable guard and rest, so arranged and constructed that they may bebrought into any desired position in relation to the fork, and whenrequired the guard and rest may be made to conform so nearly to theshape of the fork as to greatly facilitate packing for shipment.

My invention consists of an ordinary carving-fork with either a fiat orround shank and having a hole diagonally through the shank at the properangle to receive the guard and rest, the guard having one end threadedand the rest having threaded hole to receive the guard, by means ofwhich the guard and rest, operating as bolt and nut, are firmly securedto the shank of the fork.

Heretofore adjustable guards have been made having springs or pins tohold them in the proper position, and these require elongated holes orslots in the shank, making a complicated arrangement, besides leavingreceptacles for the dirt to lodge.

To more clearly understand my invention, reference is had to thedrawings, and to the figures and letters of reference marked thereon.

Figure 1 represents a side elevation of the fork having a round shank.Fig. 2 represents a broken View through the dotted lines 1 2 of Fig. 1.Fig. 3 represents a broken view through the dotted lines 1 2 of Fig. 1,also a broken sectional view of the shank. Fig. 4 represents a frontelevation of the guard and rest. Fig. 5 represents the guard and rest asapplied to a fork having a fiat shank.

Its construction and operation is as follows:

A is the shank; B, the guard; C, the rest. D represents the tines; E,the handle. a is a hole formed diagonally through the shank; b c,enlarged openings for the guard and rest.

The hole a (see Fig. 3) passes diagonally through the body of the shankA, so that the bottom d d of the recesses 12 a will stand at the properangle.

The guard 13 (see Fig. 2) has the reduced (No model.)

threaded end 6, which enters freely the hole a of the shank A. (See Fig.3.) The base fof the guard B enters the recess 1). The head or boss 9 ofthe rest C enters the recess 0, and has a threaded hole to receive theend e of the guard. The bottom of the base f of the guard and the top 9of the rest are, by means of the threaded parts, brought firmly againstthe bottom of recesses b c, and the angle at which (2 d stands, togetherwith the proper form and shape of the guard and rest, will determinetheir different positions. When required to pack for shipment, the guardand rest will be in the position as indicated by Figs. 1 and 2. Theguard 13 will be brought down on a line with the tines and the restcarried back on a line with the shank, thus occupying but little if anymore space than the fork alone. When necessary to use the guard, therest 6 is turned to the right and the guard B to the left until theyassume the dotted position, as seen at Fig. 1. The operation of turningthe guard and rest to the right and left will be properly timed, so thatthey will be firmly seated when brought into either of the positionsshown.

The rest has the two prongs or legs C C, as seen at Fig. 4, to supportthe fork. Any design for the guard or rest or that part projecting fromthe shank may be employed that will be most desirable for the style offork on which they may be used.

When required to use the device on a fork having a fiat shank, theproper angle is obtained by the bend or offset h. (See Fig. 5.) Onestraight hole through the shank h for the end 6 of the guard is all thatis necessary. The base of the guard and rest abut against each side ofthe shank h, the operation and result being the same in both styles offorks. Its simplicity, combined with strength, cheapness of manufacture,and ready means of adjustment, and the facility it offers for packing,gives it a decided advantage over other forks of this class now in use.

I am aware that forks have been made provided with a reversible guardand rest, the shank of the guard operating within a diagonal holethrough the shank of the fork, the guard and rest held in place byspring-pressure.

What I claim as new, and. desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-'- 1.In a carving-fork, the combination, with the shank having a holesituated through the same, of a guard having a threaded end and a resthaving a threaded hole to receive the 5 threaded end of the guard, bymeans of which the guard and rest are held firm and rigid to the shank,substantially as set forth.

2 The shank A, having hole a, situated diagonally therein, and recessesb c, in combina- 10 tion with the guard 13, having threaded end 6,

and rest 0, having threaded hole toreceive the guard, all substantiallyas described, and for the purpose set forth.-

Signed at Bridgeport, in the county of Fairiield and State ofConnecticut, this 7 th day of I 5 June, A. D. 1884.

ALBERT H. NORTH. WVitnesses:

MILTON B. SMITH, WALTER GODDARD.

